LA 10 was once one of the busiest routes across our state, today just a few cars trickle through. Trees hang over the roadway and the train still passes now and again. As we travel along we end up in Melville, a tiny town on the banks of the Atchafalaya River. A community of a little over a thousand, but most businesses have left town. Except one, Cannatella's Grocery, now run by fourth generation Grant Cannatella.
Grant says Melville wasn't always a sleepy little town. "The railroad was the major mode of transportation, getting in goods, shipping out goods. We had a sawmill here that made staves for whiskey barrels, and the Standard Oil Company was here, so Melville was booming!"
